Definitions:

1. a disposition to be lenient in judging others noun
   • softness is not something permitted of good leaders
2. a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency noun
   • and in softness almost beyond hearing
3. a state of declining economic condition noun
   • orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness
4. a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare noun
   • the softness of the morning sky

Synonyms:

• balminess
• blurriness
• effeminacy
• effeminateness
• fogginess
• fuzziness
• gentleness
• indistinctness
• mildness
• sissiness
• unfitness
• unmanliness
• womanishness